deer opens tomorrow

[runfiveslittlegirl]

The weather wasn't all that friendly this year, it went from sunny, to foggy, to snowing, and back to warm in about three days time.

[DougGuy]

Hey at least you got out and brung home some freezer meat! Good going!

I'm not sure I will make it to the woods this year, I spent all summer getting treated for that C word and I'm doing real good but recovery from radiation is slow. I have plenty enough deer in the freezer to get me to next year. Hah I was glad just to get my .44 finished and sighted in with cast boolits.

[btroj]

That is pretty normal Nebraska weather. I have hunted deer in 70 plus degree weather, sub zero weather, rain and wind, fog, and everywhere in between. One never knows what clothes to take so I take them all.

Last year it was 70 and windy Sat, 40 and rain with wind on sun, 30 and wind on Monday. Needless to say Sunday was miserable. I was soaked, guns as soaked, glasses were wet. I couldn't have shot if I even saw a deer.

Have fun, keep an eye on your Dad, he is getting old......

[runfiveslittlegirl]

Have fun, keep an eye on your Dad, he is getting old......

Yup, he is and I will never let him forget it =]
He fell on our one hike and he threw me his rifle as he crashed to the ground, easy to tell what he values. lol

[OnHoPr]

Congrats on the hunting and filling a few tags for all of you. Bigger than last year's bravo.

[DrCaveman]

You guys are cool

Good to see a successful family outing

And good to see some pics of bucks, sometimes i think that all i see is pics of dead does. I guess certain states have a lot more deer than here in the NW. But heck, arent the antlers the main trophy? I mean, the main goal is the meat, but antlers are the keepsake. And they make good knife handles.

Season just re-opened here, and im realizing i didnt scout nearly enough. Cmon rut

Good shootin yall, and congrats

[runfiverun]

we have to put in the miles to find the bucks.
we generally put in about 6 miles [on foot] per deer we see.
and about 90 miles on the truck each day moving up and down the canyons.

quite often instead of packing through the hills from point A to point B we drive the canyon's and make circular walks up and down the draws/bowls.
we can generally get 3 maybe 4 such walks in, in a day.
it's usually after one of these walks we drive down the road and run into a buck.